Unveiling the nature of 10199 Chariklo: Near-infrared observations and modeling

Icarus

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 122-126

  Dotto, E ^a   Barucci, M A ^b   Leyrat, C ^c   Romon, J ^b   de Bergh, C ^b   Licandro, J ^d  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI ROMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^c CEA SACLAY   (France)

^d INSTITUTO DE ASTROFÍSICA DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Centaurs; Near infrared observations; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037522639     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0019-1035(03)00103-9     Document Type: Article

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